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the afghanistan index report. you just heard from patrick quinn on the ground, the latest, the fighting continues. what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set the right atmosphere for transition. host: it includes about $2 billion a week being spent by the united states. where is the money going? guest: any number of things. much of it is being focused on developing the security forces in afghanistan. that is an area for a number of years in our involvement, there was not a lot of resources devoted to it, not a lot of coordination among the international community. we have had to make up for lost time in that area because it will be vital of the transition. numerous developing progr
the afghanistan index report. you just heard from patrick quinn on the ground, the latest, the fighting continues. what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set...
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. >> and being able to go over on afghanistan and serving for sure. of time, one of the most talked- about issues was the proposed cut in the military pensions among current service members. could you talk about that as it with your position is? not only for the people presently serving and already done there 20 years and are eligible, but how they get a fax actives and the guard and reserve -- how that the tax act is in the corridor reserved. >> secretary zhou panetta has made clear that like everything else, compensation and benefits have to be on the table. but this is the only but he has made, do not break faith with the force. that would mean that a significant abrupt change that would affect the understanding and the bond of the deal made between service people and us when they entered service, that is not somewhere he wants to go. he has taken that off the table. >> interesting that you say they appeared before people knew i was a senator, i was just a lieutenant colonel and i was talking to the soldiers. without even blinking, that was the tal
. >> and being able to go over on afghanistan and serving for sure. of time, one of the most talked- about issues was the proposed cut in the military pensions among current service members. could you talk about that as it with your position is? not only for the people presently serving and already done there 20 years and are eligible, but how they get a fax actives and the guard and reserve -- how that the tax act is in the corridor reserved. >> secretary zhou panetta has made...
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. >> rob jones was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film follows rob as he copes with the loss of his legs and his rehabilitation. >> on monday, the senate begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they will take up a culture -- btrade agreement with south korea and panama. on tuesday, the house returns at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. members will address a number of suspension bills. later in the week, they are expected to extend funding for short-term government programs from october 1 to november 18. votes on the measure are possible on wednesday. live coverage of the house at 2:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. on monday, president obama will outline how he will pay for the proposals in his jobs plan without adding to the deficit. in his weekly address, he discusses some of his measures and urges congress to pass it. and the republican address talks about how federal regulations are hampering job creation. >> i have spent some time traveling the country and talking to folks outside of washington. the number one issue for the people i
. >> rob jones was severely wounded in afghanistan. the film follows rob as he copes with the loss of his legs and his rehabilitation. >> on monday, the senate begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they will take up a culture -- btrade agreement with south korea and panama. on tuesday, the house returns at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. members will address a number of suspension bills. later in the week, they are expected to extend funding for short-term government programs from...
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recently in afghanistan, admiral mullen, chairman of our joint chiefs, was asked by troops if they'll be paid next month. his answer was, "i honestly can't answer that question." admiral mullen had to tell the troops, "i'd like to give you a better answer than that right now. i just honestly don't know." mr. president, it is inconceivable to me that we will leave our troops in limbo by driving our country over the cliff of default. our nation's economic life is in peril. i don't remember ever in the 32 years that i've been here is our nation more in need of deliberation, statesmanship and compromise. "the new york times" columnist david brooks, who is a conservative columnist, recently wrote that too many republicans seem to have joined a movement -- his word -- in which -- quote -- "the members do not accept the logic of compromise, no matter what the terms." close quote. i hope that some of our republican colleagues will prove mr. brooks wrong on this matter because of its huge significance. the time for ignoring hard truths is over. blind resistance to compromise may play well with
recently in afghanistan, admiral mullen, chairman of our joint chiefs, was asked by troops if they'll be paid next month. his answer was, "i honestly can't answer that question." admiral mullen had to tell the troops, "i'd like to give you a better answer than that right now. i just honestly don't know." mr. president, it is inconceivable to me that we will leave our troops in limbo by driving our country over the cliff of default. our nation's economic life is in peril. i...
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the war in iraq rather than -- the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan? >> we will continue to help govern so they have a legitimate chance to continue hold on to their liberty. you have to look at in afghanistan is we have to watch out for a precipitous withdrawal, which would allow the taliban to come back and continue to create a new harbor for terrorism and to use their ability to destabilize the government of pakistan. >> have you met world leaders? what is your impression of them? >> i have that world leaders, and i do not worry about what i think of them. think of them. i do not believe that that
the war in iraq rather than -- the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan? >> we will continue to help govern so they have a legitimate chance to continue hold on to their liberty. you have to look at in afghanistan is we have to watch out for a precipitous withdrawal, which would allow the taliban to come back and continue to create a new harbor for terrorism and to use their ability to destabilize the government of pakistan. >> have you met world leaders? what is your impression...
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you know, people who think we can continue to spend tens and tens of billions of dollars in iraq and afghanistan, over a hundred million a year, pour be money into corruption that doesn't help. they can't find 150 or 200 million to regulate derivative. today, this afternoon, a few hours ago, they voted in committee and i think people will be astonished by this. to reduce the legal liability we try to put on the rating agencies. the rating agents are a big part of this problem. paid by the people who are issuing the security and they gave me outlandishing favorable ratings that turn out to be accurate. we said, if you put a rating into a perspective, if i said to you, sharpton, can you guy this and here is what moody's or standard & poor's said about that, they say no -- >> they just voted to repeal that so you can't vote for having misinformation on that? >> it would be much harder. you have to show, al, that they were knowingly reckless. the fact that they were dead wrong, sloppy, careless and you put your money in and bought something worthless, that won't let you do it. you have to -- go thro
you know, people who think we can continue to spend tens and tens of billions of dollars in iraq and afghanistan, over a hundred million a year, pour be money into corruption that doesn't help. they can't find 150 or 200 million to regulate derivative. today, this afternoon, a few hours ago, they voted in committee and i think people will be astonished by this. to reduce the legal liability we try to put on the rating agencies. the rating agents are a big part of this problem. paid by the...
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we were for sanctions in afghanistan over reagan's veto to be on the good guy's side and then george schultz hit me with this, we biw t in iran when they had the upheaval a year ago. we didn't get out there with the people fighting for freedom. is this a time to get -- too late to get on those people's side fighting for freedom? >> i like mark twain's look at history. it rhymes. certainly we're seeing oracles from iran. the up side of all of this is that the successive u.s. administrations have invested time and money and prestige promoting the regems. then when somebody like must be barke doesn't know if he wants to step down or stay, beginning to promote an environment in which the united states can have some sort of clarity in the future fthe -- of the countries, i think that's the up swing. chris: let's talk about our interest. when the stock market opens, what are they going to say? instability, the worst word in the world. >> absolutely. that's what the united states is concerned about. but beyond that, even when we look at election this is,year this year in egypt, there's a lo
we were for sanctions in afghanistan over reagan's veto to be on the good guy's side and then george schultz hit me with this, we biw t in iran when they had the upheaval a year ago. we didn't get out there with the people fighting for freedom. is this a time to get -- too late to get on those people's side fighting for freedom? >> i like mark twain's look at history. it rhymes. certainly we're seeing oracles from iran. the up side of all of this is that the successive u.s....
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a longtime diplomat recently served as president obama's on boy to afghanistan and pakistan. he was 69 years old. the future of the republican national committee leadership hangs in the balance. the committee votes this afternoon on its new chairman. michael steele is running for a second term but faces multiple calendars. votes will be tallied by secret ballot. coming up today, digging out. atlanta try to get back to normal life, but place is still wreaking havoc. then a shift in the skies? researchers say they have big news for your daily horoscope. and a step closer to sainthood. the vatican confirms a miracle. and a long weekend ahead. will the weather be cooperat >> in the late pope john paul the second is a step closer to sainthood today. the vatican announced its plan to beatify the former pope. pope benedict xvi says that he performed a miracle by curing a french non suffering from parkinson's disease. the ceremony is expected to draw hundreds of thousands and a second merkel is needed to declare him a saint. floodwaters broke a yacht from its moorings and crashed int
a longtime diplomat recently served as president obama's on boy to afghanistan and pakistan. he was 69 years old. the future of the republican national committee leadership hangs in the balance. the committee votes this afternoon on its new chairman. michael steele is running for a second term but faces multiple calendars. votes will be tallied by secret ballot. coming up today, digging out. atlanta try to get back to normal life, but place is still wreaking havoc. then a shift in the skies?...
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we are in afghanistan. this should put a small and select group of individuals who are volunteering to serve their country. what we do is recognize the individuals who have earned either the combat badge, combat action bat and combat medical badge. ♪ ♪ >> ten years of combat. ten years. that could lead to 312 million people in our country. 51,585 have earned the combat brant exam. 61,000. for those getting your whereib today there are 61,000 others in the entire country and entire military. you are part of a small population volunteered to serve your country. >> we're one of the closest control bases to the border of afghanistan and pakistan. ♪ ♪ pay aren'tly the armor, more known as charlie tanks. this is uniquely challenging based on the distance from everyone else. very elusive enemy and the terrain. >> located about four kilometers off the afghanistan-pakistan border. we are tasked with border intradiction. which means that we prevent infiltration in afghanistan. insurgent activity. >> i look fo
we are in afghanistan. this should put a small and select group of individuals who are volunteering to serve their country. what we do is recognize the individuals who have earned either the combat badge, combat action bat and combat medical badge. ♪ ♪ >> ten years of combat. ten years. that could lead to 312 million people in our country. 51,585 have earned the combat brant exam. 61,000. for those getting your whereib today there are 61,000 others in the entire country and entire...
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he wasn't talking about the dead in iraq or afghanistan there are two reasons for that. because then vietnam's there were 300 dead very few daughters were the sons of people all around the country because there was a draft and that made a huge difference. >> dma the good point* about the changes of media over that period of time because i remember recently watching wonder two years ago this my a co-author brought some videos back when he was on the cbs news and i was struck by the amount of very serious discussion of issues going on in the sound bites going on for longer and people were allowed to speak for longer and they were much more in depth and it really struck me because as a child was watching this put the amazing change of the focus. >> we have time for two more questions. >> you have mentioned it was such a remarkable difference the way those presidents responded which mrs. suni was sent to their political party but it was there a suggestion that when president medicated with what happened on the previous presidents response? >> yes. each one learns from the ot
he wasn't talking about the dead in iraq or afghanistan there are two reasons for that. because then vietnam's there were 300 dead very few daughters were the sons of people all around the country because there was a draft and that made a huge difference. >> dma the good point* about the changes of media over that period of time because i remember recently watching wonder two years ago this my a co-author brought some videos back when he was on the cbs news and i was struck by the amount...
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he said the soviets had no right to occupy afghanistan. he would get rid of the soviets. bin laden said we are going to drag them into the war. he says you know what, we'll drive them into a bankruptcy. this is serious stuff. we are bankrupt and bogged down. we are in five wars. remember, you have to remember what was said many years ago about war. war is the health of the state. the state is the enemy of liberty, the bigger the government, the less liberty you have. war is the health of the state. we have endless war. they are going on. all great nations have ended not because of military con frontations. we let themself sdrukt. they spent too much and got bogged down. it's time for us to give up the being bogs down in so many countries in the world. [applause] we are now in over 130 countries. we have military bases over 900. we are not going to be leaving iraq, we are not going to be leaving afghanistan or pakistan. we are building presence in all these countries. in iraq, our presence is bigger than at the vatican. we are going to argue the case hit the scenes, we hav
he said the soviets had no right to occupy afghanistan. he would get rid of the soviets. bin laden said we are going to drag them into the war. he says you know what, we'll drive them into a bankruptcy. this is serious stuff. we are bankrupt and bogged down. we are in five wars. remember, you have to remember what was said many years ago about war. war is the health of the state. the state is the enemy of liberty, the bigger the government, the less liberty you have. war is the health of the...
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unarmed reconnaissance erik over western afghanistan. the u.s. will not say what type of drone crashed but it was not shot down. although a u.s. senior military official told abc news that we are assuming iran has something. there are provisions built into drones to protect sensitive technology. if contact is lost that information can be remotely erased. but if this is indeed a stealth drone pieces of the skin itself could be used to try to duplicate stealth surfaces. remember that stealth helicopter that went down in the bin laden raid? pakistan reportedly let china have a look at that technology. >> there are important secrets that can be lost either by looking at the kind of material or looking at the kinds of shapes. >> this comes at a tense time with iran report that is they continue to work on nuclear weapons. tighter sanctions and recent storming of the british embassy by iranian hard liners. >> but iran has failed to release any images of a drone it may or may not have u.s. officials are wondering why. >> we're following developing news i
unarmed reconnaissance erik over western afghanistan. the u.s. will not say what type of drone crashed but it was not shot down. although a u.s. senior military official told abc news that we are assuming iran has something. there are provisions built into drones to protect sensitive technology. if contact is lost that information can be remotely erased. but if this is indeed a stealth drone pieces of the skin itself could be used to try to duplicate stealth surfaces. remember that stealth...
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a plan on going to war with iraq just two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even before the invasion of afghanistan, which is where was, been laid in was. >> of course you would. two weeks after 9/11, he would want a plan for all our enemies in case of contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but you did not know that at the beginning and you would want a contingency if there were. you do not attack and administration for having a contingency plans keybridg -- for having a contingency plan. there was a wide consensus in favor -- it was not one man who took america to war -- >> ooh -- >> it passed the congress. >> every presidential candidate except barack obama among the democrats had supported the resolution -- >> barack obama was the nominee of the democratic party largely on the strength of having opposed -- >> three years later, three years later -- >> a plurality of the democratic senators in the united states senate opposed going to war with iraq -- >> led by ted kennedy. >> and a bunch of others. charles is right about the president of candidates. -- presidential c
a plan on going to war with iraq just two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even before the invasion of afghanistan, which is where was, been laid in was. >> of course you would. two weeks after 9/11, he would want a plan for all our enemies in case of contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but you did not know that at the beginning and you would want a contingency if there were. you do not attack and administration for having a contingency plans keybridg -- for...
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in 2006, 30% of the country looked up and did not like the occupation of iraq and afghanistan and did not understand what was going on. it seemed to be expensive in lives and money. four years later, the same independence looked up and said i never signed on to the tsunami massing -- massive spending increases. then they voted 60/44 the republicans. one needs to be cognizant of what the independents are focused on and what they care about and they are focused on voting against spending. if the republicans hold them, they win in 2012 and 2014 and we can begin to turn the ship around. you can have a different president at a different senate. that is the focus. >> let's fast-forward to the 2012 presidential race. which republican candidate has your heart and which one do you think can win? >> my first responsibility is to get everyone of them to sign the pledge in never raise taxes. i enjoy working with all of them and have worked with all of them in the past, even the guys who are not running. i keep in touch with them because they might change their mind. i think all of them will take
in 2006, 30% of the country looked up and did not like the occupation of iraq and afghanistan and did not understand what was going on. it seemed to be expensive in lives and money. four years later, the same independence looked up and said i never signed on to the tsunami massing -- massive spending increases. then they voted 60/44 the republicans. one needs to be cognizant of what the independents are focused on and what they care about and they are focused on voting against spending. if the...
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afghanistan. the president had said that he is going to have his own surge in afghanistan, a commitment of additional american forces there. general petraeus is now involved and is running our forces there. from where you sit, is the president doing enough in your judgment to ensure that we are successful in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, first, i think the petraeus appointment makes a lot of sense. general petraeus is one of the most capable officers. he's a great choice and he will do a good job. i think the surge of forces that the administration's commited to and is now implementing is basically a plus. the key as i think about afghanistan, it's a very, very difficult set of circumstances you've got in afghanistan. it is one of the poorest countries in the world, it is the leading producer of heroin. it's never really had a strong central government. you've always had war lords operating in various places around the country and you're not going to get a full blown democratty overnight out
afghanistan. the president had said that he is going to have his own surge in afghanistan, a commitment of additional american forces there. general petraeus is now involved and is running our forces there. from where you sit, is the president doing enough in your judgment to ensure that we are successful in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, first, i think the petraeus appointment makes a lot of sense. general petraeus is one of the most capable officers. he's a great choice and he will...
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he turned that around with republican congresses, unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan, upper crush christian drug benefit, and unpaid for tax cuts in the middle of the war. unprecedented in american history. they created record deficits. an aide is strange to hear the sanctimony of my colleagues who were it in their voting for a year marks and big spending, voting for unfunded programs who are now concerned about deficits, and what the public to believe that there the making of barack obama. that is not true. amy is right that what obama has added to the deficit was designed to try to stimulate the worst economic contraction in 80 years. that is the responsible thing he tried to do. and by the way, large pockets of it has success it began a man. he turned around the auto industry. gm will return to being the no. 1 auto manufacturer in the world. it almost went out of business two years ago. he has stabilize a financial system, he stabilize the automotive manufacturing sector, the most important part of the american economy. unfortunately unemployment remains stubbornly high. we nee
he turned that around with republican congresses, unfunded wars in iraq and afghanistan, upper crush christian drug benefit, and unpaid for tax cuts in the middle of the war. unprecedented in american history. they created record deficits. an aide is strange to hear the sanctimony of my colleagues who were it in their voting for a year marks and big spending, voting for unfunded programs who are now concerned about deficits, and what the public to believe that there the making of barack obama....
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first the afghanistan worked with military forces on the ground in afghanistan. in lbds, the u.s. is stilg ruling out ground troops. second, in afghanistan, the cia provided weapons to the opposition forces that were there fighting the taliban. so far in libya, the u.s. is not saying we are doing that. the u.s. is not saying we are arming the rebels, but as i understand it, this presidential finding if it has happened would be the kind of instrument that president obama would use to authorize something like arming the rebels. again, i am not totally clear on what the presidential finding would mean if there is one, and since we don't know for a fact there definitely was one, it is hard to say exactly what its terms are. that's one of the things we are going to try to figure out with michael isikoff from nbc in a moment. what we know about the legality of this, presidential findings have been around for decades, presidents using them for covert operations have to notify the top democrat and republican in the house and senate, as well as top democrat and republican on the intelligen
first the afghanistan worked with military forces on the ground in afghanistan. in lbds, the u.s. is stilg ruling out ground troops. second, in afghanistan, the cia provided weapons to the opposition forces that were there fighting the taliban. so far in libya, the u.s. is not saying we are doing that. the u.s. is not saying we are arming the rebels, but as i understand it, this presidential finding if it has happened would be the kind of instrument that president obama would use to authorize...
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i've been doing afghanistan, bin laden, the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to pat him, on over to date. -- to have him come over today. we are waiting. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. republicans were outraged by the president's remarked. but harry reid was listening. the majority leader canceled the senate's fourth of july holiday -- what a sacrifice. what do you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> the president recognizes two things. over the past two years, democrats have lost public debates on major initiatives, economic recovery and health care. they don't want to wind that risk of this time. -- run a risk to this time. they have to lay out the consequences, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country default on its obligations. >> evan, what do you think? >> you cannot be partisan on this. he is at least showing some energy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not lyndon john
i've been doing afghanistan, bin laden, the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to pat him, on over to date. -- to have him come over today. we are waiting. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. republicans were outraged by the president's remarked. but harry reid was listening. the majority leader canceled the senate's fourth of july holiday -- what a sacrifice. what do you make of the...
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they are in afghanistan. i would say you can cut hundreds of billions of dollars out of the military budget. you can cut programs that have no constitutional authority. where does the authority come to have a department of energy or a department of education or a department of commerce, a department to pass out subsidies to farmers? will they not existed we have free markets and sound money? we have to understand how the markets work and have confidence but the cuts can be there and hopefully in due time, this the service will be there and you can look at every line item we will cut. s canlash the budget 7 -- new canslash you -- ccan slash the budget by 70% if every item is not paid for. whether it is going to war or institutionalizing prohibition, these things we have gone so far from what was originally intended by the founders of this country. >> just to follow up -- when you have specific ideas of where to cut? when would you have those specific? >> in a couple of weeks, i believe. i am probably more as t
they are in afghanistan. i would say you can cut hundreds of billions of dollars out of the military budget. you can cut programs that have no constitutional authority. where does the authority come to have a department of energy or a department of education or a department of commerce, a department to pass out subsidies to farmers? will they not existed we have free markets and sound money? we have to understand how the markets work and have confidence but the cuts can be there and hopefully...
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they had just come out of afghanistan and in iraq and they were in tough shape. i said this could bet next greatest generation. he uses that phrase a lot. the people serving in military uniform, who volunteered, who raised their hands and said i'm ready to go and a lot of them did after nen have that potential for greatness. they've come back. they've gone to school. they are running for state legislatures and congress and the senate. i think not enough was asked of the rest of us. >> stephen: you are hosting a two-hour special of dateline at 9:00 p.m. you are going back to people you interviewed after 9/11th people i came to they and others i didn't know. people who lingered in my own mind. what came -- i was worried at first. i didn't want to wade back through the tragedy and the difficulty of that time and evoke a lot of tears. these people came prepared to give the country a lesson in where we need to go now. because they had this great trauma in their lives losing a husband or a wife or having barely escaped from the burning towers. in each case of the peopl
they had just come out of afghanistan and in iraq and they were in tough shape. i said this could bet next greatest generation. he uses that phrase a lot. the people serving in military uniform, who volunteered, who raised their hands and said i'm ready to go and a lot of them did after nen have that potential for greatness. they've come back. they've gone to school. they are running for state legislatures and congress and the senate. i think not enough was asked of the rest of us. >>...
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i've been doing afghanistan, bin laden, the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to pat him, on over to date. -- to have him come over today. we are waiting. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. republicans were outraged by the president's remarked. but harry reid was listening. the majority leader canceled the senate's fourth of july holiday -- what a sacrifice. what do you make of the president's performance on wednesday, mark? >> the president recognizes two things. over the past two years, democrats have lost public debates on major initiatives, economic recovery and health care. they don't want to wind that risk of this time. -- run a risk to this time. they have to lay out the consequences, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country default on its obligations. >> evan, what do you think? >> you cannot be partisan on this. he is at least showing some energy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not lyndon john
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host: homeland security to add staff in afghanistan. some two-day visits. adding as many as 54 agents to the current contingent. what does that mean to you? guest: an interagency effort. it has the largest budget in town. the president's and members of congress have been trying to get other agencies involved. that border between afghanistan and pakistan is virtually and defensible. another was about these new air force vehicles. i have been following this story for a while. are we going to be using them for homeland security? there is one camera that is a very limited view. these new ones have nine cameras and use a different system where they can look at an entire city at once. they send the information down to all kinds of sensors and people looking at it. if we had a major disaster in america along a fault line for some market -- some large terrorist activity, widom 3 use these vehicles to provide the situational awareness that we need? the answer i received was that is for military stuff. homeland security is my first priority. technology should play a
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afghanistan qualified on all three of these points. in that sense, and not -- i think it could be a good analogy with a number. pohichost: here is a tweet. is there any connection between the troops being prone to do these drugs? guest: it is not as great a problem there like in vietnam. it is true that some of the isaf soldiers have been using drugs. and did you do -- and they do drug testing. some of these guys literally wander off the reservation after being struck out and are not to be seen again. host: robert draper is the author of a recent article in "national geographic." we appreciate you coming in here today. that is all for "washington journal" this morning. we will be back tomorrow at 7:00 eastern time. thanks for joining us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> thanks for joining us on this monday, the very seventh. the result we have coming up for you on the c-span that works today. president obama will be talking about jobs and the economy. he
afghanistan qualified on all three of these points. in that sense, and not -- i think it could be a good analogy with a number. pohichost: here is a tweet. is there any connection between the troops being prone to do these drugs? guest: it is not as great a problem there like in vietnam. it is true that some of the isaf soldiers have been using drugs. and did you do -- and they do drug testing. some of these guys literally wander off the reservation after being struck out and are not to be seen...
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to fighting in afghanistan. on the phone: yes, sir, he worked very hard from 1996 when he declared war on us until 2001, and i think we frustrated him on several occasions. he wanted us on the ground in afghanistan so they could apply, they, the al-qaeda people, taliban people, they could apply the same military force against us that they applied against the red army in the 1980s believes that we were a much weaker opponent than the soviets, and that a fairly limited number of deaths would persuade us to leave eventually, and so the attacks on us in saudi arabia in 1996 and 1995, in east africa in 1998, on the uss coal in 1999 failed, but 9/11 did the trick for them. >> host: in your upcoming book, you talk about some of the other books that have come out on bin laden and his family. what do you think of those? steve calls book, lawrence wright, ect.? on the phone: i think those books are very worthwhile. i tried to take a different path than those books as to not repeat what was written already. steve's book is
to fighting in afghanistan. on the phone: yes, sir, he worked very hard from 1996 when he declared war on us until 2001, and i think we frustrated him on several occasions. he wanted us on the ground in afghanistan so they could apply, they, the al-qaeda people, taliban people, they could apply the same military force against us that they applied against the red army in the 1980s believes that we were a much weaker opponent than the soviets, and that a fairly limited number of deaths would...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wedsday, mark? >> i think the president recognizes two things. over the last two years, democrats lost to the debate on their major initiatives, economom recovery and health care. they don't want to run the risk this time. they have to lay out what the consequences are, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country defaults on its obligations. >> evan, what do you make of it? >> you cannot be partisan about this. at least he is showing some engy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not really lyndon johnson. this is serious now. this is his moment of leade
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wedsday, mark? >> i...
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something far more -- not democrat in afghanistan. -- democratic in afghanistan. government by autocratic regimes, and these reactions are entirely indigenous from the bottom up. not because of american policy. in fact, in places like egypt, we were buddy buddy with the reviled regime in iran for a long time. to pretend that we somehow stimulated the insurrection in egypt sounds like, you know, neocon dilution to me. >> back in 2001, the pentagon started calling for the need to buy tankers to re-fuel airplanes. i think it was 100. >> right. >> this is 10 years later. >> this is 10 years later. this thing has been up and down and up and down over 10 years, where we do not have new tankers today, and they still have not made a final decision on who will get them. people have gone to jail. it has been awarded to one company and then taken away from them and put out to bid again. what is this about from your perspective? >> it has been about the acquisition process we have in the pentagon and the way industry interacts with it. it started, like you said, 10 years ago,
something far more -- not democrat in afghanistan. -- democratic in afghanistan. government by autocratic regimes, and these reactions are entirely indigenous from the bottom up. not because of american policy. in fact, in places like egypt, we were buddy buddy with the reviled regime in iran for a long time. to pretend that we somehow stimulated the insurrection in egypt sounds like, you know, neocon dilution to me. >> back in 2001, the pentagon started calling for the need to buy...
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that destroyed a koran. >> the american-back government of afghanistan will protect you. the lieutenant andrew simmons is a relentless minister of that message. >> they can be back into afghan society. >> reporter: some days there are glimers of hope. for the first time, taliban planted a big bomb along the road they're patrolling. >> yeah, we know we need to encourage more people to tell us about this stuff. >> reporter: the bomb is uncovered and destroyed. >> they do what do to survive. >> reporter: the reality of survival is this, american soldiers are leaving. the afghan government is slow to fill the void and time is running out. for "this week," i'm mike boettcher in the pech valley, after fwan stan. >>> coming up, your cheat sheet for next week in politics. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the
that destroyed a koran. >> the american-back government of afghanistan will protect you. the lieutenant andrew simmons is a relentless minister of that message. >> they can be back into afghan society. >> reporter: some days there are glimers of hope. for the first time, taliban planted a big bomb along the road they're patrolling. >> yeah, we know we need to encourage more people to tell us about this stuff. >> reporter: the bomb is uncovered and destroyed....
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significant strains on our ability to make sure our troops have what they need to perform their missions in afghanistan. further splashes woulashes woulr mission. let's use a scalpel, not a machete. if we do that, there should be no reason for a government shutdown. i think people should be careful about being do to be loose in terms of talking about a government shutdown. this has -- this is not an abstracti abstraction. you know, people don't get their social security checks. they don't get their veterans payments. you know, basic functions shut down. and it -- that also would have an adverse effect on our economic recovery. it would be destabilizing at a time when i think everybody is hopeful that we can start growing this economy quicker. so i'm looking forward to having a conversation, but the key here for people to be practical and not to score political point. that's true for all of us. i think if we take that approach we can navigate the situation short term and deal with the problem long term. with respect to mr. davis, our diplomat from pakistan, we've got a very simple principle here that ev
significant strains on our ability to make sure our troops have what they need to perform their missions in afghanistan. further splashes woulashes woulr mission. let's use a scalpel, not a machete. if we do that, there should be no reason for a government shutdown. i think people should be careful about being do to be loose in terms of talking about a government shutdown. this has -- this is not an abstracti abstraction. you know, people don't get their social security checks. they don't get...
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we spend that much in one week on wars in afghanistan and iraq. and we saw unfortunate, the obama administration scrap the virtual fence and now talking about taking another six month team and the fbi contract, that's going to be a delay and something we have to do as americans say that our government as the next government that we have to step up to provide our citizens security which is the foundation of any government. >> which goes to the core of what the protesters were, demonstrators for peace were demonstrating there, the u.s. and mexico policies have failed them and we're looking at gun dealers, as well as drug cartels and also the threat of terrorists coming across our borders if we don't hike it up down there? >> as you know, we recently found a suicide manual, and we've also even-- we've captured along the border just like iraq and afghanistan, et cetera, this is a situation where you take that threat, coupled with the threat of the drug spillover violence and just shows that we absolutely have to secure our borders. >> kelly: chad, on
we spend that much in one week on wars in afghanistan and iraq. and we saw unfortunate, the obama administration scrap the virtual fence and now talking about taking another six month team and the fbi contract, that's going to be a delay and something we have to do as americans say that our government as the next government that we have to step up to provide our citizens security which is the foundation of any government. >> which goes to the core of what the protesters were,...
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but who developed a hatred for the united states because of this perception of invading afghanistan so that the idea. of me i saw as well this i mean i saw as not change i mean i listened to it states interview the other night with the secretary of defense and i i was really wanted which country was talking about because it's certainly not the temple i know and it's i think they're completely in another world and this is not the reality the reality is that you can talk about improvements being made that you're gaining of the taliban it's a guerrilla war and i've experienced through the wars and goal of mozambique ethiopia. if they don't have an offensive for three months that doesn't matter what is going to happen what is happening to the assassinations will increase the i.e.t.f. will increase that they have been increasing all this has been the worst month for u.s. troops and nato troops in afghanistan so there is no military option and the military who really know afghanistan they know that they know that and the thing is they say well we need security but the fact is when they leave
but who developed a hatred for the united states because of this perception of invading afghanistan so that the idea. of me i saw as well this i mean i saw as not change i mean i listened to it states interview the other night with the secretary of defense and i i was really wanted which country was talking about because it's certainly not the temple i know and it's i think they're completely in another world and this is not the reality the reality is that you can talk about improvements being...
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only afghanistan can save afghanistan, and right now we should focus on america saving america. it is in the industrial corridors of the midwest. it is in our farms and our factories and our ports that ship our products to the rest of the world. pakistan has a fractured military which sponsors terrorism and does demand u.s. attention. yet we must consider certain realities as we consider the wisest way forward. this is not a relationship based on shared values. it is transactional at best. many americans are rightly suspicious of islamabad in the wake of the islamist organization. likewise there is aide held there in low esteem. we cannot dictate fundamental changes on an age-old civilization from afar. make no mistake. as president, i will protect american security interests in pakistan without being naive about islamabad's incentives and long-term interests. there is another advantage to a more judicious approach toward foreign entanglements. it helps prevent our military from being stretched too thin and unable to effectively respond to a direct security threat either to amer
only afghanistan can save afghanistan, and right now we should focus on america saving america. it is in the industrial corridors of the midwest. it is in our farms and our factories and our ports that ship our products to the rest of the world. pakistan has a fractured military which sponsors terrorism and does demand u.s. attention. yet we must consider certain realities as we consider the wisest way forward. this is not a relationship based on shared values. it is transactional at best. many...
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. >>> overseas, nato forces in afghanistan killing a key al-qaeda operative. he reportedly was gunned down during a raid at his home overnight. he was released from guantanamo bay about four years ago and nato says he was in contact with senior al-qaeda leaders in afghanistan and pakistan, even held organized attacks on u.s. and other allied forces ever since. i'm jamie colby, back to "bulls & bears." keep it right here on the fox news channel. >> brendal: meet alan krueger, the president's pick to lead his team to help turn around the economy. he's also a big time believer in hiking the minimum wage. but gary b, you say in this bad economy, the way to get jobs back is to ditch the minimum wage all together. >> absolutely, brenda. look. minimum wage is nothing more than a form of price control. that's what it is. and even if you believe wholeheartedly in the goodness of minimum wage, all you have to do is look at the statistics. the last time we bumped minimum wage in 2009, youth unemployment was 21%. it went to 30%. black teen unemployment is now over 40%, br
. >>> overseas, nato forces in afghanistan killing a key al-qaeda operative. he reportedly was gunned down during a raid at his home overnight. he was released from guantanamo bay about four years ago and nato says he was in contact with senior al-qaeda leaders in afghanistan and pakistan, even held organized attacks on u.s. and other allied forces ever since. i'm jamie colby, back to "bulls & bears." keep it right here on the fox news channel. >> brendal: meet alan...
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i am going to pull the troops out of afghanistan. when? how about two months before the election. everything the president does is foced on his on political survival and a 10 dead. let's extend the debt ceiling. what should we extend it? how about past november 2012. if this was a republican it would be stringing him up. it would be terrible. the bottom line is, we have a president who is focused purely on his own reelection, purely on dividing inmerica. i have put together a plan and its manufacturing plant. the reason i put it together is because i think it is the best plan. i think it will help blue- collar america. i also think it will pass. it has the kind of support from areas like michigan, ohio, pennsylvania that are important manufacturing states and processing states where there are democrats elected he will vote for a bill like that because that puts their people back to work. when i put these things together, i put bold plans out there. when you come from a state like pennsylvania, you cannot think as a purist. you have to think how can i te conservative principles and
i am going to pull the troops out of afghanistan. when? how about two months before the election. everything the president does is foced on his on political survival and a 10 dead. let's extend the debt ceiling. what should we extend it? how about past november 2012. if this was a republican it would be stringing him up. it would be terrible. the bottom line is, we have a president who is focused purely on his own reelection, purely on dividing inmerica. i have put together a plan and its...
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plants differ going to war with iraq to two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even aware of the invasion of afghanistan, which is where osama bin laden was. >> why wouldn't you? of course you would bid two weeks after 9/11, you would want a plan for all of our enemies in case of the contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but he wanted to have a contingency if there were. i don't think you attack the administration for having acted in to see plan -- for having a contingency plans to trade at that point there was a pretty wide national consensus in favor of it. it was not one man who took america into war -- >> ooh. >> it passed the congress. >> every presidential candidate except barack obama, among the democrats, had supported the resolution -- >> barack obama was in fact the nominee of the democratic party a largely on the strength of having opposed -- >> three years later, three years later -- >> at the time -- >> a plurality of democratic senators in the democratic senate -- in the united states -- senate opposed it >> led by ted kennedy. >> and a whole bunch of others.
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this has been a deadly day in afghanistan today. u.s. officials believe 13 american troops operating under n.a.t.o. have been killed in a car bomb attack in kabul. the taliban claiming responsibilities. the deadliest of three separate incidents today by afghan insurgents. and the white house ordering an independent review of the energy department's program that gave the now bankrupt solar company. a 535 million dollar loan and house republicans have been conducting their own investigations and solyndra was the first recipient of a loan guarantee under the energy department program funded by the economic stimulus bill. i'm jamie colby. keep it here on the fox news channel, the most powerful name in news. >> neil: are you late on your mortgage payments? why don't you just go bank result. the white house is considering a plan to let troubled home owners in bankruptcy pay their mortgages interest-free for five years and does this invite yet another crisis? >> absolutely. the problem with all of these deals that obama is proposing is that no
this has been a deadly day in afghanistan today. u.s. officials believe 13 american troops operating under n.a.t.o. have been killed in a car bomb attack in kabul. the taliban claiming responsibilities. the deadliest of three separate incidents today by afghan insurgents. and the white house ordering an independent review of the energy department's program that gave the now bankrupt solar company. a 535 million dollar loan and house republicans have been conducting their own investigations and...
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they were in final training, headed to a afghanistan. the recommendation came in the in light of the fact that we were going to start withdrawing troops this summer, that we would have to make decisions. they were in a good position for us to make a decision whether they should be diverted or not. based on the conditions on the ground with respect to where general petraeus was, he, then, made a recommendation to general madison and it was a decision here in the end which diverted these units in a timely way. it was to try to take care of them, not get them headed in one direction and then have to point in another direction. based on the overall plan which was to draw down some number of troops even though that drawdown has not started -- the decision has not been made but certainly with the expectation there would be some truth to that would come out, the decision has not been made and given they would be a part of that. >> the drug and has not started but 800 troops -- the drawdown has not started a tender troops are being diverted? >>
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the key, as i think about afghanistan, is is a very difficult set of circumstances in afghanistan. it is one of the poorest countries and the world. it is a leading producer of error when -- is a leading producer of heroin. warlords operate various places around the country, and you will not a full-blown democracy overnight out of a place that starts as deep in the hole as afghanistan is, even under normal circumstances. on the other hand, we have to get it right over the long haul because it is a base of operations for al qaeda when they killed 3000 americans on 9/11. that is where they started from and trained, and it is very important they not revert back to a safe harbor a sanctuary for terrorist groups tried to kill americans. it is a worthy objective. i would like to see the administration not get tangled up in deadlines about when they're on to start to withdraw forces. i think that is a huge mistake. it says to the people in afghanistan and in the region that the united states is not want to stay the course. if they just wait us out, we will packaged in and go home, and i t
the key, as i think about afghanistan, is is a very difficult set of circumstances in afghanistan. it is one of the poorest countries and the world. it is a leading producer of error when -- is a leading producer of heroin. warlords operate various places around the country, and you will not a full-blown democracy overnight out of a place that starts as deep in the hole as afghanistan is, even under normal circumstances. on the other hand, we have to get it right over the long haul because it...
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won't win in afghanistan i wrote it down why the u.s. will never save afghanistan the u.s. had something totally different they didn't get to that secretly directing the world that we will wait in afghanistan but we're not allowed to talk about it because we don't use the word failure or the word war i mean u.s. citizens i don't feel like a lot of people know. they do and young people know a young people care to go to the polls pertaining to my last interview at the pew research poll that shows that young people care about their civil liberties and they're not down and i guess they need to read the international issues time get them on newsstands in europe so maybe that subscription. let's do one of those last story which ok we have our clip really doesn't have anything to do with the story but we just couldn't help ourselves because it's so wrong. raising. your second you're going to be children pound for pound the biggest baby this year was ever seen. a war. with walker. bush. ok that's from lori and that's horrible and i think that probably borders on child abuse but tho
won't win in afghanistan i wrote it down why the u.s. will never save afghanistan the u.s. had something totally different they didn't get to that secretly directing the world that we will wait in afghanistan but we're not allowed to talk about it because we don't use the word failure or the word war i mean u.s. citizens i don't feel like a lot of people know. they do and young people know a young people care to go to the polls pertaining to my last interview at the pew research poll that shows...